Of course, in the end, as a business you must file taxes and as an individual you must file taxes. For some of us, there is so much anxiety associated with it that it warrants its own therapy sessions.

Interestingly enough, taxes were the reason I avoided owning my own business for years: I simply couldn’t handle the idea of having to deal with them at all. I had absolutely no problem forking over a disproportionate percentage of a very high income to pay taxes, as long as it meant that I didn’t have to think about it for more than a couple of hours per year. That was a nice arrangement and one that I was willing to pay to maintain.

Then, of course, life decided to intervene and lead me down an entrepreneurial path where taxes are a part of my weekly reality, no matter how much I hate it. So, now I am working through my anxiety by consuming endless amounts of information on the subject. Is it working? I don’t know yet. I’ll let you know next week.

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